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Politeness Principle in Cross-Culture Communication
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Huang, Yongliang – English Language Teaching, 2008
As we all know, different people hold different views about politeness. To be polite, Leech thinks you should follow "Politeness Principle" while Levinson suggests paying attention to others' "Face Wants". Sometimes what the Chinese people considered to be polite may not be true according to western culture. In order to…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Intercultural Communication, Educational Principles, Asian Culture